I thought no person of sane mind with a modicum of intelligence (sanity does not always equal to intelligence) would ever venture into an area called “Times Square” – at least, not voluntarily and willingly. I still think so, although I now make weekly pilgrimage to the area, forced by circumstances of my own choosing. The speed at which I march through this unsavory district is proportional to the equation of the number of people and baby carriages, the probability of these people and their infantile vehicles being out-of-state visitors, and the probability that these visitors have come to Times Square with nothing better in mind than mere gawking. If no right-minded person would be walking in the area, certainly there would be no one with a decent palate dining anywhere between 38th and 48th streets. No demand, no supply – that is Econ 101 for you in a gist.
